- Francisco Prío
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name=Francisco Prío Socarrás
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birth_date=1902
birth_place=Cuba
death_date=February 21, 1986
death_place=Miami, Florida USAFrancisco Prío Socarrás (1902 in Cuba -
February 21 ,1986 inMiami ,Florida USA) was aCuba n attorney and politician.Dr. Prío Socarrás was
senator representing Cuba’sPinar del Rio province from 1944-1952. His brother wasCuban President ,Carlos Prío Socarrás . In 1952, when his brother was overthrown byFulgencio Batista he and his family went into exile in Miami. He later returned to Cuba whenFidel Castro overthrew Batista in 1959. In late 1960, he grew discontented with the Castro government and returned to Miami.He was married to Julia Alvarez Hernandez and he had one son, Fernando Prio. He died of cancer at
Mercy Hospital in Miami and is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (nowCaballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum ) in Miami, Florida.References
* The Miami Herald - Francisco Prio Dies, February 23, 1988, 1-B
* Miami New Times - Dynasty, October 10, 1996
* "Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949", (Editorial Lex) es icon
* "Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950", (Editorial Lex) es icon
* "Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958", Guillermo Jimenez Soler (Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2007) es icon
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